tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post7090090237272404646..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Clinton Anderson reviewFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-48575065308259405202009-11-20T22:13:08.505-08:002009-11-20T22:13:08.505-08:00I'm Nor. Cal, just west of Sacramento,but I di...I'm Nor. Cal, just west of Sacramento,but I didn't know she was up here. I actually don't like going to gaited clinics. They either have people that believe you need to be completely in their mouth, or that you should be loosey goosey with the reins. I'm in between and just enjoy riding my horse.foxtrotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822550326812928072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-18126157508061784222009-11-19T12:54:55.829-08:002009-11-19T12:54:55.829-08:00Welcome back, DiJ! :D
I agree on the rubber neck...Welcome back, DiJ! :D<br /><br />I agree on the rubber necked thing. I suppose there's a way to teach nose-to-boot as a totally separate cue from a dressage rein aid, but I don't think I'm talented enough to do it. And I don't think CA's videos are explaining it as two cues, either. <br /><br />Andrea, if you ever get a chance to ride a good gaited horse, DO IT! <br /><br />I almost think habitually behind the bit is worse than rollkur. At least a rollkur'd horse pops its head back out and its neck back up when the rider quits overflexing the neck. It seems like a lot of the overbent behind-the-bit western horses NEVER uncurl their necks under saddle, and I hate to think of the horrible strain they're always under. I dunno, it's comparing evil A to evil B.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-88203810162449205362009-11-19T01:54:43.167-08:002009-11-19T01:54:43.167-08:00I think the nose-to-boot thing over-supples the ho...I think the nose-to-boot thing over-supples the horse, and that's why it's so hard to get a western pleasure horse to raise it's back when it lowers it's head--its neck has been in so many awkward positions that it just doesn't 'hook up' right anymore.<br /><br />Not to mention a LOT (if not all?) of his horses can be really behind the bit, and dare i say, rollkured in a western saddle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-86318392054988229582009-11-18T06:33:21.672-08:002009-11-18T06:33:21.672-08:00I'm not a fan of the nose to boot thing either...I'm not a fan of the nose to boot thing either, but that comes from the dressage rider in me. If I give a balancing halt-halt and close my hand on my right rein I don't want to suddenly find my horse's head on my knee! That's not going to go over very well, lol. Not to mention Gogo would probably flip over. I gotta say though that I definitely want to go out and ride a gaited horse on trails after reading about all these adventures.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-85288025882666920882009-11-18T04:02:03.725-08:002009-11-18T04:02:03.725-08:00It's good to watch lots of clinicians, even if...It's good to watch lots of clinicians, even if you don't agree with all (or most) of what they do. I'm not a big fan of the nose to boot suppling exercise - I think it just produces a horse with a rubber neck, which I don't want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-53355444778338714582009-11-17T20:53:19.205-08:002009-11-17T20:53:19.205-08:00Yeah, the way he rides gaited horses is the far op...Yeah, the way he rides gaited horses is the far opposite of the "traditional" way to ride them. From tight reins to no contact at all! I think most horses need a little support to gait their best. Something in the middle. <br /><br />I don't know what part of CA you're in - did you go to the Liz Graves clinic in No Cal this summer? I'd just moved out here and I didn't want to take a four-hour road trip to audit her, but now of course I wish I had. I think she'd be worth the audit fee at least, and possibly the full clinic fee!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-56644632292574834432009-11-17T20:18:42.167-08:002009-11-17T20:18:42.167-08:00This is how I view any clinician. You take bits an...This is how I view any clinician. You take bits and pieces and put it all together how you need it. I like Clinton Anderson, and suppling has it's uses. My horse was very stiff necked when I was on him. Once he figured out that moving his head around was an ok thing, I quit, I'm with you, I don't want some automatic response to slam his head around. The response I had before though, was to pitch a fit. So I took what he(CA) did and modified it.<br /><br />I wasn't impressed with his gaited rides either. I saw the one were he rode a fox trotter. He never asked it to gait right he just let it throw it's feet around and do what ever. The poor horse looked lost.foxtrotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822550326812928072noreply@blogger.com